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Bare spots in your lavender?

Henri's tips on taking care of bald spots in your lavender

  • Acidification of the soil can cause moss to form between plants. Little nutrition and dense soil cause bare spots to form in and between the lavender.
  • Prune back the lavender in early spring.
  • By pruning the lavender back rigorously, you will remove all the dead material from the plant.
  • Clean the soil around the lavender plants: remove leaves and weeds.
  • Use a trident to loosen the soil.
  • Sprinkle lime to improve soil acidity. By spreading lime, fertilizers are better absorbed.
  • Have large bare spots appeared between lavender bushes? Plant new lavender plants between them.
  • Apply a layer of compost, or organic material, between the shrubs. This holds moisture well and is absorbed directly by the soil.

See the result

See how Henri Jansen tackles lavender? Quickly check out the video!